⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:57 · OKC 19-9 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:18 · OKC 72-63 MIN
- Ties it
Mickael Gelabale hit a 16-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:29 · OKC 100-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mickael Gelabale misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · OKC 101-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · OKC 101-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:01 · OKC 78-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:59 · OKC 91-96 MIN
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball
Q4 0:43 · OKC 98-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
